By Sarah M. Wong*
* J.D. Candidate, 2012, Marquette University Law School.
Excerpt from Environmental Initiatives and the Role of the USPTO'S Green Technology Pilot Program , 16 Marq. Intell. Prop. L. Rev. 233 (Winter 2012)
I. Introduction
The United States (U.S.) has entered a heightened...

With the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Green Technology Pilot Program closed, it's time to think outside the box (and outside the country)
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Green Technology Pilot Program is now history.
As of February 27, 2012 petition number 3,500 had been granted...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is the federal agency responsible for conducting trade negotiations and developing and coordinating U.S. trade policy.
As it did last year, the USTR will again make intellectual property rights (IPR) a top priority in trade relations with...

Just a quick report on a recent addition to the clean tech start-up community and blogosphere. It’s called ECO founder , and the company hasn’t developed any exciting technology or new business model. It provides something much more fundamental.
ECO founder helps engineers with green tech...

A number of new green patent complaints were filed in the last two months in the areas of energy storage, LED lighting, and smart grid (including lighting control).
Energy Storage
Power Regeneration, LLC v. Siemens Corporation et al.
A Texas company call Power Regeneration has accused Siemens...

Several new green patent complaints were filed in July and August in the areas of LEDs, smart grid, and water meters.
But before we get to that, a significant green patent case settled during this period. Colorado-based Gevo and BP-DuPont joint venture Butamax announced that they entered into worldwide...